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5 Ethical Principles Of Case Managers

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There are many different populations that a Social Worker could end up possibly working with, for instance they might work with adolescence or perhaps the elderly population but regardless of the population there will always be ethical and legal issues that the Case Manager will have to deal with. According to ethics scholars Tom Beauchamp and James Childress, state in their book Principles of Biomedical Ethics (2009) that there are five ethical principles that Case Managers need to adhere by. These five ethics are autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice and veracity. Autonomy means the concept of ruling your own body and life, the individual is in charge of their own being. Effective Case Managers respect a client’s autonomy, it …show more content…

“The Duty of Justice is to treat the client and client’s support system fairly and without any malice, bias or prejudice “(CCMC, 2015). A Case Manager working with a client can face the issue of treating their client in a just manner, without any malice tough, if the Case Manager is aware of any legal issues involving child abuse. The Case Manager must be professional and follow their ethical principle of treating the client without any bias, regardless of the Case Manager’s personal feelings or opinions pertaining to the legal matter. The fifth ethical principle Case Managers abide to is that of veracity, which is what obligates the Case Manager to tell the truth to their clients and everyone their working with. By being honest to the clients and others they work with, the Case Manager builds accountability and professionalism, this enhances the quality of their relationships. It is fundamental for a Case Manager to maintain their reliability with those they work with by being honest, because if the Case Manager were to break anyone’s trust it could harm their professional accreditation and the agencies’. A Case Manager needs to be honest and upfront with their clients, because if the Case Manager at any time is not honest about all the details, consequences, or possibilities of their decisions beforehand, the client could be harmed or felt lied to. Due to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Case Managers are required by federal law to report any form of suspected child abuse or neglect. “According to CAPTA, child abuse/neglect is defined as follows: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm” (Medscape Nurses, 2008, p. 2). This can become an ethical problem for

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